MURFREESBORO – The 22nd annual TSSAA Spring Fling kicks off Monday with track and field's pentathlon and first day of the decathlon.

But by the end of the week, state champions will be crowned in all five of the high school athletic association's sanctioned sports — baseball, boys soccer, softball, tennis and track and field.

Here is a look at the Olympic-style event from A to Z.

A – Aliah. La Vergne senior Aliah Cook has qualified for four events at the TSSAA's Class AAA girls state track and field meet on Thursday. She is the second seed in the long jump and triple jump, seventh in the 100-meter hurdles and 10th in the 300 hurdles.

B –Ben. Central Magnet junior Ben Waldecker became the first from the school to qualify for the TSSAA's Class A/AA state decathlon.

C – Cuneo. Central Magnet freshman distance runner Taylor Cuneo already has a Class A/AA cross country state title. She will attempt to win three more on Thursday. She is running the 800, 1,600 and 3,200.

E – Eli. Oakland senior Eli Leskinen will anchor the Patriots' 4x800 relay team and also run the 3,200 in his final state meet before going to Brown University in the fall.

F – First Tennessee. Siegel leads the First Tennessee All-Sports Trophy standings with 144 points. But Central Magnet and Blackman each have 133 and Oakland and Riverdale have 126 and 125 points respectively. Schools can earn five bonus points for individual state titles this week and 10 points for a team championship.

G – Graalman. Siegel senior Taylor Graalman is competing in his third straight Class AAA boys tennis state singles tournament. The Austin Peay signee has reached the semifinals the past two seasons.

P – Perez. La Vergne senior Leonel Perez is seeded eighth in the 1,600 in the Class AAA boys state track and field meet.

Q – Questions? Go to the TSSAA headquarters, located at SportsCom. If there is inclement weather, go to TSSAA.org for updates for potential postponements.

R – Rematch. Central Magnet's boys soccer team will play Christ Presbyterian Academy at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Richard Siegel Soccer Complex for the second straight time in the Class A/AA state quarterfinals.

S – Switch pitcher. Central Magnet ace pitcher James Touchton will likely choose to throw right-handed this week at state. However, he does have the ability to throw with his left hand.

T – Tennessee. Vols football signee Kyle Oliver qualified for the Class AAA state discus event in his first season in track and field. He is seeded ninth.

U – Udoumana. Oakland's Imani Udoumana qualified for the long jump, 300 hurdles and will likely be on the Lady Patriots 4x200 relay team at Thursday's Class AAA girls state track and field meet.

V –Veronica. Siegel softball ace Veronica Westfall, who was named the District 7-AAA and DNJ Pitcher of the Year, has the Lady Stars back in the state tournament for the first time since 2009.

W – Weather. The early forcast is for temperatures to be in the mid-80s this week. There are chances of rain on Monday (60 percent) and Thursday (60 percent).

X – XXII. This marks the 22nd year the TSSAA has held Spring Fling, an Olympic-style event, where state champions are crowned in baseball, boys soccer, softball, tennis and track and field.

Y – Year 10. Rutherford County is entering its 10th year of being the host for the TSSAA's Spring Fling. It has a $3.5 million impact on the local economy.

Z – Zavior Phillips. The Central Magnet forward enters the Class A/AA state tournament with a Rutherford County best 39 goals.

Contact Tom Kreager at 615-278-5168 or tkreager@dnj.com. Follow him on Twitter @Kreager.

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Central Magnet’s Zavior Phillips has 39 goals this season for the Tigers.(Photo: Steve Hardison/DNJ Correspondent)